# How to log out of Snapchat > Signing out on iPhone, Android and the web, removing a device you no longer have, and why Snapchat logs you out without warning. **Source:** https://evez.online/guides/how-to-log-out-of-snapchat/ **Topic:** Account management **Published:** 2026-08-22 · **Last checked:** 2026-08-29 **Author:** Mical Robert (Evez) --- ## The short answer Tap your Bitmoji, open the settings cog, scroll right to the bottom and tap Log Out. Same place on Snapchat for Web. If the device is lost, change your password instead: that ends every session. ## Key takeaways - The Log Out button is at the very bottom of the settings list, below everything else. - Logging out does not delete anything. Your account, Memories and friends are untouched. - Changing your password is the fastest way to sign out a device you no longer have. - Unexpected logouts are usually a password change, a new-device login, or a security flag, not a bug. ## On your phone **iPhone and Android — identical steps** 1. **Tap your Bitmoji** — Top-left corner of the Camera screen. This opens your profile. 2. **Tap the settings cog** — Top-right corner of the profile screen. 3. **Scroll all the way down** — Past every settings section. Log Out is the last item, which is why people miss it. 4. **Tap Log Out and confirm** — You are returned to the login screen. Nothing is deleted. > **Why you could not find it** > Snapchat puts Log Out below every other setting rather than near the top. On a long settings list that is a lot of scrolling, and the button has no icon to catch the eye. ## On the web Logging out would be obvious if the button were anywhere sensible, and it is not: it sits at the very bottom of a long settings list. Snapchat for Web works the same way, so click your Bitmoji, open settings, and choose Log Out. Closing the browser tab does not sign you out, and that session persists, which matters a great deal on a shared or public computer. > **On a shared computer** > Always log out explicitly on Snapchat for Web. Closing the tab leaves the session live, and the next person to open the site lands in your account. ## Signing out a device you do not have This is the case that actually matters — a lost phone, an old tablet you sold, a friend's device you logged into once. Snapchat does not offer a per-device sign-out list the way Google and Facebook do. The blunt instrument is the only instrument. **Ending every session at once** 1. **Go to accounts.snapchat.com** — From any browser you trust. 2. **Log in and change your password** — Choose something you have not used elsewhere. 3. **Every other session is ended** — All devices are signed out and must log in again with the new password. 4. **Turn on two-factor authentication** — Settings → Two-Factor Authentication. This is the step that stops it happening again. **Which action ends a session on a device you cannot reach** | Item | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Log out on your phone | 0% | Only that device | | Delete the app | 0% | Session stays valid | | Change password | 100% | Ends all sessions | | Delete account | 100% | Drastic; see the deletion guide | *Only a password change reliably terminates sessions you cannot physically sign out of.* If you cannot get into the account to change the password, that is a recovery problem rather than a logout problem — the support routes guide covers it. ## Why Snapchat logs you out on its own Being signed out unexpectedly is alarming and usually mundane. In rough order of frequency: *Common causes of an unexpected logout* | Cause | What to do | | --- | --- | | Password changed on another device | Log in with the new password | | Login from a new device or country | Verify it was you; change the password if not | | App update or reinstall | Log in again — normal behaviour | | Third-party or modified Snapchat app detected | Uninstall it; these get accounts locked | | Suspected compromise flagged by Snap | Change the password and enable two-factor | | Account locked for guidelines | Appeal — see the support guide | > **Editor's note** > The row that catches people out is the modified-app one. Third-party Snapchat clients that promise to hide read receipts or save snaps silently are the single most common reason an ordinary account gets logged out and then locked. Snapchat detects them and treats them as a terms violation. ## Logging out is not a break Signing out leaves the account fully live. People can still message you, your stories stay up until they expire, and your Bitmoji stays on the Map for the usual few hours. If the goal is to be unreachable rather than merely signed out, that is a different action — see deactivating temporarily. And if you want to stay signed in but stop being findable, Ghost Mode and the privacy settings do that without touching your session at all. ## Frequently asked questions ### Where is the log out button on Snapchat? At the very bottom of the settings list. Tap your Bitmoji, tap the settings cog, then scroll past every section — Log Out is the last item on the page. ### Does logging out of Snapchat delete my data? No. Logging out ends the session on that device only. Your account, Memories, friends, streaks and settings are all untouched and return when you log back in. ### How do I log out of Snapchat on a lost phone? Change your password at accounts.snapchat.com. Snapchat has no per-device sign-out list, so a password change is the only way to end sessions on a device you cannot reach. ### Why does Snapchat keep logging me out? Most often a password change elsewhere, a login from a new device, or a reinstall. Persistent logouts frequently point to a third-party or modified Snapchat app, which Snapchat detects and treats as a terms violation. ## Sources 1. [I get an error message logging in to Snapchat](https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012325477268-I-get-an-error-message-logging-in-to-Snapchat) — Snapchat Support Supports: The listed causes of unexpected logouts, including third-party app detection. 2. [My Snapchat account is locked](https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012315286164-My-Snapchat-account-is-locked) — Snapchat Support Supports: That modified or third-party Snapchat clients lead to account locks after repeated logouts. 3. [I can't log in to profile.snapchat.com](https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/23533963740052-I-can-t-log-in-to-profile-snapchat-com) — Snapchat Support Supports: The web accounts portal being the route for password changes that end all sessions. ## Related guides - https://evez.online/guides/deactivate-snapchat-temporarily/ - https://evez.online/guides/contact-snapchat-support/ - https://evez.online/guides/snapchat-ghost-mode/ --- © Evez. Independent guide; not affiliated with Snap Inc.